# Badlands Media Special Coverage: 9/10/26 - JD Vance and Trump Rally the RNC Midterm Convention

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327)
Published: 2026-09-11T04:34:08+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/3959/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5tq8h28ee4e4as23/RNC_Sept_10_day_26idhi.mp3
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## Resource

Night two of the first ever midterm convention opens with a genuinely emotional VP Vance, marking one year since losing his friend Charlie Kirk while introducing his newborn son to the crowd and delivering a fiery defense of the nuclear family, complete with a live protester interruption he handles without missing a beat. From there Trump takes over, keeping things lighter after a two hour speech the night before, mixing economic victory laps and a repeated pitch for a $5,000 "Trump dividend" with some classic crowd banter about packed arenas and empty seats. The night closes out with a genuinely unexpected turn: opera. Trump brings out tenor Christopher Macchio for a full musical finale, reminiscing about his friendship with Pavarotti along the way. Equal parts political rally, tribute, and variety show, this one runs the emotional gamut in under two hours.

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